Evolutionary Game Theory, Natural Selection, and Darwinian Dynamics

Author: Vincent, Thomas L.

Brand: Cambridge University Press

Edition: 1

Features:

• Used Book in Good Condition

Format: Import

Number Of Pages: 402

EAN: 9780511111907

Release Date: 11-07-2005

Package Dimensions: 9.0 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches

Languages: English

Binding: hardcover

Part Number: Illustrated

Details: All of life is a game, and evolution by natural selection is no exception. The evolutionary game theory developed in this 2005 book provides the tools necessary for understanding many of nature's mysteries, including co-evolution, speciation, extinction and the major biological questions regarding fit of form and function, diversity, procession, and the distribution and abundance of life. Mathematics for the evolutionary game are developed based on Darwin's postulates leading to the concept of a fitness generating function (G-function). G-function is a tool that simplifies notation and plays an important role developing Darwinian dynamics that drive natural selection. Natural selection may result in special outcomes such as the evolutionarily stable strategy (ESS). An ESS maximum principle is formulated and its graphical representation as an adaptive landscape illuminates concepts such as adaptation, Fisher's Fundamental Theorem of Natural Selection, and the nature of life's evolutionary game.